404. Mark Charles Roudané

404. We <a href="http://archive.org/download/404-mark-charles-roudane/404--Mark_Charles_Roudane.mp3">interview</a> Mark Charles Roudané about the <i>New Orleans Tribune</i> and <i>l'Union</i> newspapers.<span><a name='more'></a></span> Mr. Roudané explains: “My roots are in Africa, France, Haiti, and Louisiana. My 4th great paternal and maternal grandmothers were enslaved in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti). Both had children with French colonists. Their descendants lived as free people of color in Louisiana, including Jean Baptiste Roudanez, the publisher of the New Orleans Tribune, and Louis Charles Roudanez, the newspaper’s founder and my great, great grandfather. My father, also named Louis Charles Roudanez, was the first to be listed as white on his birth certificate. My paternal ancestry was hidden from me, and I did not discover my Afro-Creole roots until after his death. Inspired by my heritage, I have spent the last several years passionately reading and researching the South’s first Black newspaper, <i>L’Union</i>, and America’s first Black daily newspaper, the <i>New Orleans Tribune</i>.”<br /> <ol type="a"><li>This week in Louisiana history. February 13, 1899. Lowest temperature ever recorded in Louisiana, Minden, -16°. </li><li>This week in New Orleans history. On February 14, 2008, the Hubbell Branch library patrons, employees, and volunteers gathered to honor Ms Louise LaMothe, who had worked for NOPL for 37 years, eighteen of which were spent as the Branch manager of the Hubbell Branch Library. A hands on individual, Ms LaMothe was a fixture in the Algiers Point community and made the library a central gathering place for many Algiers Point residents.<br /> </li><li>This week in Louisiana. <br /> <a href="https://www.louisianatravel.com/articles/rosedown-plantation-state-historic-site">R